Archive for Physics

Using Statcast data to study the flight of a baseball.

It’s Opening Day, time to cheer for your team. Every possibility lies before us.

What hitters did, what they should have done, and how some over- or under-achieved.

A technical look at one of the most beloved sounds in sports.

An event full of sound and fury – signifying something rare and amazing.

Ted Williams knew how to hit. No, really, physics confirms it. SCIENCE!

The odds you’ll see a perfect game any given day vary much more than you think.

What pitch type can be hit the farthest, and how is that accomplished?

Collecting 2015 wind data for every ballpark.

Remembering an old friend and examining how fast balls are going when they reach the stands.